Southeastern
Medical Informatics Conference
June 10, 1995

Informatics is the medical growth industry related to the successful, efficient delivery of healthcare to our population. Without the past data, needless repetition occurs. Without access to existing knowledge, needless mistakes will occur. Without enjoyable education, the training of physicians becomes drudgery. Therefore I'm delighted to observe the outpouring of interest in what was planned as a very informal conference on medical informatics. My goal from the start was merely to allow people with common interests to discover and get to know each other. If the rush of abstract submissions is any guide, this will occur. The development of improved medical care will be the outcome. - Gordon L. Gibby, MD

Welcome to the first regional Medical Informatics conference held in Florida. Over the past decade the Southeast has emerged as a major locus of health care innovation and leadership. This conference was conceived as a forum to highlight our region's contribution to the field of Informatics. More importantly, the conference should provide an unique opportunity for individual researchers and developers to meet and exchange ideas. We are hopeful that this is only the first of many productive informatics meetings in the Southeast. - Richard Rathe, MD

Conference Program and Proceedings

Medical Education and the Internet
Richard Rathe, MD; Gene Cornwall, MEd
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Office of Medical Informatics
See also: http://www.med.ufl.edu/medinfo/smic95/internet.html

Overview of a Physician-Entry Informatics Success: A comprehensive, computerized preanesthetic evaluation clinic.
G. L. Gibby MD, K. Jackson A. J. Layon MD, J. van der Aa., J. S. Gravenstein, D. A. Paulus, F.K. Enneking MD, J.K. Hoeft, R. Spillane RN
University of Florida College of Medicine

Posters and Demonstrations

Using Decision Tables To Verify The Logical Consistency And Completeness Of Clinical Guidelines: Fever Without Source In Children Under Three.
Robert L Wears, MD, MS; Phyllis H Stenklyft, MD; Robert C Luten, MD
University of Florida Health Science Center Jacksonville, Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine Jacksonville, FL 32209

"Error Check" Program for Windows 3.1
Yipeng Chen, B.S., Ying Wang, B.S., Willa Drummond, M.D., Johannes van der Aa, Ph.D., Gordon Gibby, M.S.,M.D., James Bosworth M.S., David Kays, M.D., and Sharma Chakravarthy, Ph.D.
University of Florida College of Medicine and Engineering

Geri Ann: An Authoring Framework for Teachers of Geriatrics
C. Schell, MLS, M.D., G. Caranasos, M.D., D. Lowenthal, M.D., Ph.D., Richard Rathe, M.D.
Department of Medicine Section on Aging and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center GRECC, Gainesville, Florida
See also: http://www.med.ufl.edu/medinfo/geri/geri.html

Windows-Based Multimedia Teaching Aids for Radiology Residents
J. Ray Ballinger, MD, PhD
Dept. of Radiology, University of Florida
See also: http://www.xray.ufl.edu/~rball/mritutor.html

Initial Evaluation of Scan-Form Preanesthetic Evaluation Decreasing Visits to an Outpatient Preanesthetic Evaluation Clinic
Gordon L. Gibby, Joe Layon, Judy Hoeft
University of Florida College of Medicine

Scientific Presentations

Electronic Medical Records: The UF/Shands Experience
Maggie Downey, Greg Mullersman, Peter Andrews
Shands Hospital Informations Systems

Enterprise-Wide System Integration: Unanticipated Benefits and Limitations
Richard Rathe, M.D., Maggie Downey, Pam LaFrentz, M.A., John Cuddeback, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Florida, Shands Hospital

A Paperless Computer ECG System
Lamar Crevasse, M.D., Mario Ariet, Ph.D., and Tim Coons, B.S.
University of Florida Health Science Center

Pediatric History and Physical Program Design
John Wubbel
John Wubbel Consultancy

Workshops

Legal Issues in the Implementation of Electronic Signature Systems
Sam G. Campbell, MSEE, BSE, BSBA; Gordon L. Gibby, MD, MSEE
University of Florida College of Medicine

Exploring the World Wide Web
Richard Rathe, M.D.
Office of Medical Informatics, University of Florida

Introduction to Departmental Systems and Facilities Tour
Jan van der Aa, Ph.D.
University of Florida

Scientific Presentations

Acquisition, Archiving, Distribution, and Display of Digitized Clinical Materials for Teaching
Stephen Sandroni, M.D., James McGee, M.D.
University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville

Computer Based Multimedia Education in Gastroenterology
James B. McGee, M.D., Stephen Sandroni, M.D.
The Division of Gastroenterology and the Office of Medical Informatics

Artificial Intelligence in the Academic Setting: Promise of Favorable Impact on Teaching, Research and Patient Care
Bernard L. Maria, MD, MBA, Douglas D. Dankel II, PhD.
University of Florida

A Medical Informatics Curriculum for the Forth Year of Medical School
Peter J. Fabri, M.D.
University of South Florida

Best Presentation Award
Neural Network Detection of Esophageal Intubation in Humans
Mauricio A. Leon, MD and Jukka Resnen, MD.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine

Electronic Medical Record Keeping in the Trauma Center: A Timely and Cost Effective Venture
Emran R. Imami, M.D. and Joseph J. Tepas, III, M.D.
Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Health Science Center

A Pilot Study of Automated Knowledge-Based Recognition of Facial Bones from Axial CT Slices
D.K. Benn, J.C. Pettigrew, M. Shim, A.F. Laine, A.A. Mancuso, C.D. DeBose, and H.E. Stambuk
Dept. of Oral Diagnostic Science, Dept. of Computer & Information Sciences, and Dept. of Radiology

Proposal for the Development of Nation-Wide Anesthesia Information Exchange
Gordon L. Gibby MD, Sam Campbell MS, Jan van der Aa PhD
University of Florida College of Medicine

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Gene Cornwall and Charles Poulton for technical support.

Thank you to Gold Standard Multimedia for sponsoring the "Best Presentation" award.

Thank you to Technical Training Aids for providing their Smart Board presentation system.